Clothes-hanger.



C. A. HUNSTER.

CLO'IHES HANGER.

APPLICATION mso APR. 13. I91?- Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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Be it known that I, CHARLES a citizen of the United States A residing atTacoma, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers, of which thefollowing is a s ecification.

he object of my invention is to provide a clothes hanger to hang washedclothes in small places, such as kitchens, small laundries, bath rooms,and the like, and small rooms of apartment buildings.

Some parts of this country are subject to frequent rains lasting weeksat a time, and it becomes quite a problem to hang the wash in rooms bythe ordinary clothes line pins because of the fact that each garment ofthe wash takesup considerable space lengthwise of the clothes line. Thisis true when the wash is hanging in rooms in the house as well as .whenhanging outside.

A further object of my invention is to provide a clothes'hanger of suchconstruction that the garment may be fully extended to facilitate dryingand at the same time require but a minimum space on the clothes line;and with these and other objects in view my invention consists of theparts and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully setforth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clothes hangersuspended on a clothes line embodymg my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2 looking in thedirection of the arrow. I

The reference numeral 1 designates a clothes line of any approved type.My improved clothes hanger comprises a rigid bar 2 which may be made ofwood, ,wire or any other suitable material and may be of any desiredlength. 3 are trunnions extending from each end of the body 2 of thehanger, upon which are revolubly clasps 4 by means of which an articleof clothin 5 is suspended from the hanger and hei d in extended positionso as to exclothing to the drying action of the air and thereby hastenthe process of drying. It will be noted that these spring clasps 4 arejournaled to the trunnions 3 near their upper ends so that A.H-uNs'ljplm in the position shown by reason of the greater of America.

,wardly in the arc of a circle mounted sultable the Claspsv will hangnormally weight thereof being below the trunnions.

In order that the article of clothing suspended from the clothes line 1may require a minimum portion, of the length of the clothes line, pacityof the clothes line, and at the same time be securely suspended from theline against accidental removal therefrom, I provide the bar 2 with asuspending hook of peculiar construction. This suspending hook comprisesa single piece of wire 6 having a return bend 7 and 8 at each end, onereturn bend, viz. 8, distance from the ,wire 6 than is the return bend7, so that the loop between the return bend 8 and the wire 6 is widerthan is the loop formed by the return bend 7, so that the free ends ofthe wire, after the return bends are formed are in different verticalplanes as shown in Fig. 2. The free end of the bend As shown in Fig. 3the body portion of the.

wire 6, intermediate the return bends, is defiected to one side of thepoint of attachment of the hook to the bar 2 and it will be seen thatthe return bend 7 is substantially parallel ,with the body portion ofthe wire 6 while the return bend 8 is at an angle thereto, all of whichis clearlyshown in Fig. 3. The object of this angularity is that thehanger is less likely to be accidentally disengaged from the clothesline, as such angularity resists any tendency of the hook to ridevertically of the rope on which it is suspended.

After the various bends, just above described are formed, the mainportion 6 and being positioned at a greater the return bends 7 of thehook are bent upas clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a cheap, simple, andefi'ective clothes hanger.

What I claim is In a clothes hanger the combination with a spreader barupon which clothes may be hung, of a suspension hook for the hangercomprising a single piece of wire bent up- Wardly in substantiallycrescent shape, and downwardly to serve as attaching means behaving anopen return bend at each end, one tween the bar and the hook. e 1 bendbeing substantially parallel with the In testimony whereof I affix mysignature body of the hook While the other bend is at in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

5 an angle thereto, whereby any tendency of CHARLES A. HUNSTER.

the hunger to move upwardly relatively to- Witnesses: the line on whichit is suspended is resisted, W. H. RALINsoN, the free ends of the returnbends being bent R. H. LUND,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

